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Three times a week, we'll send you a thought-provoking illustration about the world of work along with a short snippet of insight. Our emails cover topics like company culture, design thinking, leadership strategies, creating better-functioning teams, navigating the hybrid work environment, and more. They are designed as quick reads to give you insight into working smarter and being more connected to why you do what you do. We also feature guest posts from thought leaders around the world and answer culture questions sent in by our readers. People who enjoy the daily email most are often senior leaders in business, healthcare execs, entrepreneurs, and academics.

 

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a movement is only as good

What gets the people going?

By David Essman | Sep 29, 2017

About a decade ago, the “Turn your brand into a movement” idea started becoming fashionable. And why not? Why wouldn’t you want to have an …

judged on results

A pretty good performance metric

By David Essman | Sep 28, 2017

“No one is indispensable. It’s just to what degree are you harder to replace.” Lynn Taylor, workplace expert, has a piece of advice: make sure …

don't chase paper

I’m Going To Be A CEO

By David Essman | Sep 26, 2017

  “I’m going to be a CEO!” She said. As if she almost meant it. Shouting at the universe is great. Nailing down the steps …

business is creative theater

Keeping the client busy

By David Essman | Sep 25, 2017

The best innovators don’t create need: they answer needs. We’re creating for the consumer, after all. And, while we need to profit, we also need …

Abundance begins with gratitude

Let’s begin with “Thank You”

By David Essman | Sep 22, 2017

This cartoon came out of a conversation with Peter Diamandis (co-author of “Abundance”) a few years ago at Joe Polish’s Genius Network event. “Abundance” is a compelling and optimistic view of …

Serious is urgent And it has to do with change. Leadership is about progress. There’s no such thing as casual leadership; there’s no such thing as leadership without heart. Fully-committed, passionate leadership is about growth and progress -- all of which is about change. Kenneth Koch, the author of the poem quoted above, understands the importance of change. That nothing serious happens without urgency -- without a need, and a need for right now. And the only way we can signify something serious is by how much we’re willing to change.

The leader’s role

By David Essman | Sep 19, 2017

  Serious is urgent And it has to do with change. Leadership is about progress. There’s no such thing as casual leadership; there’s no such …